Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-17


OF the Tallapoosa at Montev1deo to-day.
THE RAISED PENSION CHECK which was dis
covered In the cash room OF the Treasury will
make its round back through the several banks
which honOred it, and the first bank that cashed
the check Will lose the amount.
FIRE-ALARM SYSTEM FOR THE TREAsuRY.-Chief
Clerk Youmans is making preparations TO provide
the treasury Department with the most efficient
system OF fire alarm that is Obtainable. At pres
ent the department depends for the suppression OF
nIe IN ltS lnc1plency upon the men and apparatus
within the building The engines are Kept run.
ming all through The night but Mr.. Youmans
thlnks that such q system, except in the hands Of
Trained hremen, Is not reliable 1t Is proposed to
put In an electric system of alarms connecting
with the District fire department, and have it so
arranged that when the aiarm is sounded, II it
reaches the fire department, an immediate answer
VIII De returned. A watchmans detecter, for re-
cord1ng the rounds Of the wa-chmen and the time
they visit different points in the building at night
Will be connected with the fre-alarm system.
DINNER TO Mr.. JAMES R. YouNa-A dinner
was given ut the Union League, Philadelphia,
night before last, to Mr. James r. Young, the ex-
ecutive clerk Of the Senate of the proprtetors
OF the Philadelphia Star, and who for many years
mas Deen Well-knOwn as Washington correspond
ent. MI. Young belongs to both Washington and
delphia, where testimony was given at the ban
quet Thursday night OF the esteem in which he is
mel held Among those present to honor the guest Of
the evening were ex-senator Simon Cameron John
Russell Young, Mayor Fitler, Hon. Geo. II. Boxer,
Charles Emory Smith, c. Ii. Cramp, Ii. H. Bing-
tan nam, Thomas ma ?. oehiltree E. g. Knight, Thomas
r. Claghorn: Letters OF regret were read from ex-
Senator Conkling and NJ. P. Handy.
THE REPORT OF POsTM AsTER GENERAL Villas to
Senator Cockrell OF the Senate investigating COM
mlttee. has been received from the Government
Printing Office The report makes an octave volume
or Al: pages printed in small type and contains q
Sf0 opnf M hn hnA nf
tranSact1ng business in each bureau and division
OF the department, and the amount and character
e,t, OF the work performed curing each OF the last
several years. The number or employees in the
Dep artment is stated to be 900. There are 54,774
postmasters Of which number rs belong to the
first class, 400 to the second class, 1854 to the
third class, and 52,4l5 to the fourth class The
railway mail clerks number 4,744.
NEWS FROM THE TRAINING SQUADRoN.-Letters
were received at the Navy Department to-day
from Commander c. H. Davis, commanding the
training squadron, and Commander Edwin White
In command OF the Portsmouth, with relation to
training squadron leIt Lisbon for Cadz, intending
TO take part in the exposition, as they had been
invited TO do, but they were delayed so that IL
was impossible Tor the flagship Saratoga to get
there In time, and the Portsmouth was sent ahead
arriving at Cadiz on the 18th, in time for the OPEN
Ing. Commander Davis with the Saratoga and
tne jamestown proceeded to Madeira, where they
arrived on the 10th Of August. During his stay at
Lisbon, Commander Davis says the German train
ing Aflduuc C0aU port. IllS vessel Is
10 make an extensive cruise or instruction, and
her commanding officer expects to visit Hampton
Roads and Norfolk early next spring. The Ports
mouth arrived at Madeira On August 1a.
War Department Clerks Appointed.
The following clerks Of the 900 class have been
appointed in the Surgeon-G Generals ONCE OF the
War Department under the civIl-service :rules:
Robert A. B. Hansmann, OF Pennsylvania; Jas. E.
Douglas. OF Washington Territory; Austin A. Dar-
nds Ernnof A rl,onp oSU L
tucky; Chas. A. Haley, Of Tennessee; VIM. P.
Pierre, OF Georgia; JAS E. Hrst, Of Pennsylvania;
Eugene kosis OF PENNSYLVANIA; Ebert NJ. GooIsDy.
collsln: Edwin S. Henry, Of Kansas; Jno
E. Mason, OF South Carolina; otto vass
o,. OF Loqlsaaa; Jas. F. Douglas of Calilor
Robert c. Lindsey. Of Iowa; Edward NJ StraIton,
VI ARKANSAS; Herbert +. Wallace, OF Texas; Luz
ther w. Covell, or New York; JAS. Cole. OF New
CoWler, OF Connecticut; John K. Wellington, Of
Maine; VIM. K. Stark, OF Mississippi; ThOrne d.
Hallett, OF New Jersey; WIN. 7. koSenbaum, Of
Nebraska; Jos. Nj. Cary, or Alabama; Geo. II.
hammond, OF Minnesota; Milo &. Summer OF I'LL
hois; Geo. IL. Ross. or Vermont; Will Ii. Ramsey,
Abbott, of New Hampshire; Benjamin p Mann,
OF massachusetts, and WIN. Halter, or New York.
Interior Department Appointments,
Leroy A. Palmer, OF Iowa, has been appointed
confidential clerk and secretary to the Commis-
sioner OF Patents at salary OF 81 800 per annum
Henry MOnheim, OF Salt Lake City, has been ap.
pointed superintendent OF construction for the
Utah penitentiary at that place, at salary Of SIS
per month.
The Reception in Philadelphia.
A STORY THAT MRS. CLEVELAND sNUBBED GOV.
FORAKER AND WIFE.
One OF the Ohio visitors, who came from Phila-
delph1a to washington last night, has received a
dispatch stating that Mrs. Cleveland publicly
SnuDbed Gov. and Mrs. Foraker at the reception in
Philadelphia last evening" It states that when